I sure blew this one. But at least I'm not alone. The next big thing is going to be 3D. 3D was the talk of the Consumers Electronic Show in Vegas in January. 3d Tv's are already on sale and the World Cup was broadcast by Directv in 3D. ESPN is launching its own 3D channel any day now on Directv. Yup its going to be huge and I missed to boat completely. However it doesn't look … [Read more...]
Federal Court Rules Against Toyota In Domain Case: Buy-A-Lexus.com; BuyorLeaseLexus.com
While URDP are decided daily its pretty rare to find a Federal Court decision involving domain names and ever rarer to find a court that rules in favor of the domain name holder, but that's exactly what happened in the case of TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC. v. TABARI a decision just released on Thursday by the Ninth Circuit for the United States Court of Appeals. In that case a couple who are … [Read more...]
90 Domains, $5,800 a Month In Revenue; Zuccarini’s Suit Is An Eye Opener
I been reviewing the lawsuit that John Zuccarini filed this week against NameJet.com, NetworkSolutions, Enom.com and VeriSign. (pdf) Here is some quick background. There were 14 domains that were owned by Zuccarini, but held by a Receiver which managed the domains on behalf of a creditor of Zuccarini, which were auctioned off by NameJet.com for a total of $80K, when the receiver appearently … [Read more...]
Worst of 2010: UltimateGuitar.com Taken In WIPO Based On “Common Law” Trademark Of A Hyphenated Domain
In a case which was decided about a month ago, but just brought to my attention by a reader today, a one person WIPO panel took the domain name, UltimateGuitar.com away from Domain Capital which financed it on behalf of an undisclosed owner and gave it to the owner of Ultimate-Guitar.com, based on a "common law" trademark. This decision has made it onto my worst of 2010 list. Here are the … [Read more...]
.CO LandRush Period Extended Until 16th: 15K LandRush & 11K Sunrise Already Received
In a press release today by .CO Internet S.A.S., citing "extraordinary demand for the impending .CO domain launch", the LandRush phase for the .CO roll out has been extended until July 16th noon EST. Some interesting points to note (some of which are from sources not contained in the release): 15,000 land rush application have been received at somewhere between $200-$300 per, totaling $3 … [Read more...]
European Court of Justice Rules That Using Trademarks In Adwords Is Not Trademark Infringement, Again
Europe’s Court of Justice has confirmed that use of a competitor’s name as an Internet advertising keyword does not constitute a violation of European trademark law. The case involved two companies Primakabin and Portakabin, which both manufacture temporary sheds and buildings. Primakabin used keywords like “portakabin” and mis-spelled variants “portacabin” in keywords it used with … [Read more...]
If A .US Domain At Best Is Only Worth 1% of a .Com and 25% Of A .CA Why Bother?
I'm sure this will piss off a whole group of folks who invest in .US domains, but looking through the Snapnames.com .US domain auction closing tomorrow , July 8th at 3:15pm, I couldn't help but notice that Slots.Us is at auction with a reserve of $58,830 or roughly 1% of what the .com just sold for, or just over 25% of what Slots.ca just sold for. Candy.US is another domain for sale in this … [Read more...]